As GOP struggles over health care, Democrats forge ties with the 'resistance'

As Republicans return to their home districts to sell a flailing health care bill, liberal groups are using the congressional recess to build opposition. They believe tens of thousands of phone calls, e-mails and in-person pushes will force on-the-fence senators to reject the legislation for good.

The fresh activism is coming with encouragement from Democratic lawmakers who are mired in the minority and have been mostly left to watch as Republicans struggle to reshape the nation’s laws to their liking. After starting the year on the defensive with their own base, party leaders and House and Senate Democrats are finally taking cues from these groups, believing that tactics honed far outside Washington could help scare Republicans into abandoning long-standing promises to upend the Affordable Care Act.

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